In the new film The Sound of Silence, lead characters Peter and Ellen meet because she has paid him to “tune” her apartment. No, Ellen does not live inside a musical instrument. Peter, played by actor Peter Sarsgaard, is a "home tuner." His especially strong sense of hearing enables him to hear small things that most others cannot. They might include an ice maker, toaster or other simple machinery. Rashida Jones plays Ellen. She is tense and sleepless. Some friends suggest she turn to Peter for help. The skill he brings to his work had been reported about in The New Yorker, a respected magazine. Peter travels around New York City with his tuning devices and his headset. He tests wind movements in parks and makes house calls. At Ellen's place, he lies on her bed to try to recreate her usual mornings. Then, he explains the problem: her toaster.
Title: New Film 'The Sound of Silence' Quietly Explores Noisy Life
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/film.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New Film 'The Sound of Silence' Quietly Explores Noisy Life' data-article-id='4120'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13021'>In the new film The Sound of Silence, lead characters Peter and Ellen meet because she has paid him to “tune” her apartment.</span> <span data-start-time='13021' data-end-time='18438'>No, Ellen does not live inside a musical instrument.</span> <span data-start-time='18438' data-end-time='25667'>Peter, played by actor Peter Sarsgaard, is a "home tuner."</span> <span data-start-time='25667' data-end-time='34938'>His especially strong sense of hearing enables him to hear small things that most others cannot.</span> <span data-start-time='34938' data-end-time='41521'>They might include an ice maker, toaster or other simple machinery.</span> <span data-start-time='41521' data-end-time='45104'>Rashida Jones plays Ellen.</span> <span data-start-time='45104' data-end-time='48417'>She is tense and sleepless.</span> <span data-start-time='48417' data-end-time='52729'>Some friends suggest she turn to Peter for help.</span> <span data-start-time='52729' data-end-time='61229'>The skill he brings to his work had been reported about in The New Yorker, a respected magazine.</span> <span data-start-time='61229' data-end-time='68083'>Peter travels around New York City with his tuning devices and his headset.</span> <span data-start-time='68083' data-end-time='73854'>He tests wind movements in parks and makes house calls.</span> <span data-start-time='73854' data-end-time='82021'>At Ellen's place, he lies on her bed to try to recreate her usual mornings.</span> <span data-start-time='82021' data-end-time='85500'>Then, he explains the problem:</span> <span data-start-time='85500' data-end-time='87250'>her toaster.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/film.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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data-question-id=13637 data-hint-location='25667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/he_has_a_strong_sense_of__blank_.wav'>He has a strong sense of <span class='blank'>hearing</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='hearing'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/smell.wav'><span>smell</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/hearing.wav'><span>hearing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/humor.wav'><span>humor</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3641/justice.wav'><span>justice</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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